Hopefully this is appropriate to post this here. Was looking for some advice on our first RV purchase. We have been looking at several different manufacturers and their different floorplans. The one, we keep going back to is the Montana High Country 333DB. Was wondering if anyone here has had any experience with them and any recommendations for us. Thanks

 

No disrespect meant to the kind folks here, but I would check out www.rv.net

 

Thanks, I am in the process of registering and posting the same question there as well. I have just been lurking on this site for as long as I have owned my truck (since July 2004) and have come to trust a lot of peoples experiences on this site.

 

Multiple sources of info is a good thing!

 

That is the same 5th wheel I have been looking at for a few months. I have researched a lot of the fifth wheels with that type of floor plan, and the Montana is my favorite so far. I also like the Helium Technology that makes it lighter, less wear and tear on my truck. Just my opinion.

 

I like my Montana, 16K miles on it this year with no problems. They are well put together.

 

There are two sites that you might ask these questions on:

http://montanaowners.com/ and
http://www.keystonerv.org/forums/index.php

I hope this helps?
Jim

 

check out big horn made by heartland. a good dealer is rvsforless.net in knoxville tn. they sell and ship nation wide and can save u lots of money!

 

Thanks, we did look at the Bighorns and liked both their bunkhouse model and the 3800DB model. Unfortunately those two models are over my trucks limit by quite a bit of weight. I have posted similar questions on Keystone Owners Forum, but my biggest concern with considering the Montana High Country line is it's durability and Keystones willingness to stand behind their product. I will probably be driving to Michigan to Lakeshore RV for my purchase, since they seem to have the best prices I have seen so far.

 

have u looked at big country by heartland?

 

When you are ready to buy, get on the Keystone website and e-mail several dealers that handle the RV you are looking at. I emailed dealers from Maine to Washington and from Fl. to AZ. and saved $5000.00 by driving to OH from TX this is even after paying for the trip.
It worked out that a dealer in Middletown OH beat everyone else. The other thing I would advise is have your financing lined up before the purchase, this way if the dealers rate is lower, great if not you are still ready to buy.
Oh and yes I own a Montana mountaineer 345BH very few problems and they have been minor.

 

Thanks everyone. Trying to take our time and make sure we consider all models and hear other peoples experiences. Definitely not a purchase we want to worry about later down the road (no pun intended)

 

It is tuff to do but I would stay away from a lippert frame. They are the biggest manufacture so they will have more failures by shear volume, but most of their failure are due to poor workmanship. There is a thread over on RV net of a 2010 (i want to say keystone or Montana) and the frame broke on like the 3rd trip. It was a lippert frame. I like my cardinal, holding up well for 60k miles on it. Can't find out if a I have a lippert under it or not but I have some movement around the pin box and it is either lose walls or a broken frame. But it was pulled with a class 8 truck with no air on the 5th wheel so it got the crap beat out of it.

When you do get one, ensure you get a mor/ryde or trailair king pin system. Your RV and you Kidnesy will thank you. I love my mor/ryde.

 

Here is a couple examples of the welds some manufactures consider quality





If you are getting used and see any movement in the front closet or movement up and down on the pin box going down the road here is a likely cause









Here is what I did to repair



This would have been about $2k repair at a dealer.

 

I don't know what your budget is, but I would highly recommend considering something in the Carriage line such as the Cameo. Carriage builds their own frames and the wall and roof systems are NOT bonded - - they are full aluminum framing. Many fewer problems than the bonded wall systems. Carriage is considered one of the top brands on the market, but they are expensive. But, you can buy a two year old one for the same price as a new cheaper brand and have more quality in the product.

I highly recommend making sure what you buy has MORryde suspension and do it right the first time - - buy an air hitch. I didn't - - - duh. So, I have a "like new" normal hitch in my garage gathering dust since upgrading to the Air Safe hitch - - love the change in the ride and handling.

Take your time, look at them all - - what is the construction, who made the frame, what is the rating on the rig, what is the difference in new versus used? Then, make up your mind what you want and go shopping for the right unit at the right price used. Love saving money - - yeh.

Bob